Jamaican Beef Patties Recipe #12836
This recipe came from a friend of mine that owns a Jamaican restaurant.
by Rob
1½ hours | 1 hour prep
SERVES 4 -6 , 6 -15 patties
Filling
- 1-3 teaspoon cooking oil
- 2 stalks scallions, finely chopped
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons thyme
- 1 habanero, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ketchup
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 3/4-1 1/2 cup water
Dough
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 cup butter or shortening
- 3/4 cup ice water
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 egg, beaten
- --------DoughDirections---------.
- Combine flour, salt, and curry powder in work bowl of food processor, pulse to combine.
- Add butter or shortening and process until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
- In a bowl combine water, vinegar, and egg yolks.
- Add wet mixture to work bowl and pulse until a ball forms.
- Cover dough in plastic wrap and let rest in refrigerator for 1/2 hour.
- ---------FillingDirections----------.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together meat, scallions, salt, onion and 1 tablespoon of thyme.
- Place in the frying pan with a teaspoon of cooking oil and cook over medium heat until meat is cooked, about 10 minutes.
- Pour off excess fat.
- Add in breadcrumbs, the rest of the thyme, black pepper, habanero, paprika, and ketchup.
- Cook 15 minutes more, adding water as necessary to keep the mixture moist.
- Cool before filling pastry.
- Roll the dough out to 1/8-inch thick.
- Cut the dough into 6-inch circles or whatever shapes you want.
- Put filling on one half of the dough.
- Brush the edges of the dough with the beaten egg.
- Fold the dough over the filling to make a half moon shape and press the edges together firmly, sealing them with a fork.
- Place the patties on a greased cookie sheet and bake 20-25 minutes.
- If making cocktail size, cut the dough into 3-inch circles.
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